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NEWFOUNDLAND AIR MAIL - 1921-1939 Flight Covers continued...

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CatNo.

Lot Description

121

1930 (9 Oct) corner card R.D.McRae & Sons cover from Harbour Grace to England, endorsed "By Special Air Mail per Aeroplane Columbia", franked with 2c and 2x24c ordinary stamps, tied by departure cds, repeated below, filing folds away from the stamps, without arrival pmk as usual, fine. Only 10 covers franked with 50c ordinary stamps have been recorded from Harbour Grace (Image)

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122

1930 (25 Sep) corner card Geo.M.Barr, Ltd cover from St. John's to England, "Per Air Mail "Columbia" Harbour Grace to London England September 1930" typewritten instructions, franked with 4c, 10c and 36c ordinary stamps, with Harbour Grace Oct 9, 1930 transit on back, no arrival as usual, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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123

1930 (25 Sep) corner card R.C.Rose cover from St. John's to Scotland, endorsed "Per Columbia Air Mail via London", franked with 4c, 10c and 36c ordinary stamps, with Harbour Grace Oct 9, 1930 transit on back, no arrival as usual, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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124

1930 (26 June) "Southern Cross" stop over at Harbour Grace, cover with U.S. 2c and Newfoundland 4c franking, Harbour Grace cds, endorsed "Via Aeroplane Southern Cross", with July 2, N.Y. arrival pmk on back, closed tear at top of the cover away from the stamps, fine, one of only seven covers carried on the "Southern Cross" (Image)

SOLD for $900.00
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125

AAMC FF-35c

1930 (9 Oct) re-used Canadian flight cover (Medicine Hat to Moose Jaw), carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace, with London 13 Oct F.S. 71 arrival pmk, both on front, signed by J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), fine and unusual cover cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

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126

AAMC FF-35c

1930 (9 Oct) 1c stationery card uprated with 1c adhesive, carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace to London, sent by the pilot to his daughter, with text on reverse about the scarcity of such cards (only 20 carried), signed by a public notary, with signatures of J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), v.f. cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

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127

AAMC FF-35c

1930 (9 Oct) 1c stationery card uprated with 1c adhesive, carried on the "Columbia" flight from Harbour Grace to London, sent by the pilot to himself, showing London Croydon Airport Communication Office 11 Oct 30 arrival pmk on front, with signatures of J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator), v.f. cat. $475 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35c) (Image)

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128

AAMC FF-35d

1930 (9 Oct) hand-illustrated cover showing the flight of the plane, carried on "Columbia" flight from Montreal to London, franked with 4c adhesive, canceled Harbour Grace, with London 13 Oct F.S. 71 arrival pmk on back, fine Montreal to Croydon cover, signed by J.Errol Boyd (pilot) and Harry P. Connor (navigator) cat. $450 (Cat No. AAMC FF-35d) (Image)

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129

1931 (Aug) "Viking" Hopedale to Boston, cover with printed "First Official Air Mail from Hopedale, Labrador to Boston", sent by Com. Donald Macmillan to Rev. E.E. Rusted in Carbonear, signed by both pilots (Macmillan and Charles Rockwell), v.f. Initially, Donald MacMillan, a polar explorer, planned to cross the Atlantic from Boston to London, via Labrador and Iceland, but the project was abandoned due to insufficient funding. Perf. and imperf. Tete-beche pairs, labels prepared for the projected Atlantic flight are included (Image)

SOLD for $3,750.00
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130

1931 (Sep) illustrated cover, dated and signed (twice) by Ruth Nichols, U.S. and Newfoundland franking uncanceled, signed by the Aviatrix, v.f. In June, 1931, Ruth Nichols attempted to fly from New York to Paris, with a stop-over in Newfoundland, but her plane "Akita" crashed in St. Johns, N.B. (June 22) (Image)

SOLD for $400.00
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131

AAMC FF-37-38

1931 (Jan) White Bay District Contract covers by Archibald Sullivan and Douglas Fraser, three covers from Hampden, Westport and St. Anthony, various frankings and destinations, each described exhibition style on page, fine-v.f. (Cat No. AAMC FF-37-38) (Image)

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132

AAMC FF-37-38

1931 (Jan-Feb) White Bay District Contract covers by Archibald Sullivan and Douglas Fraser, four covers from St. John's via St. Anthony (signed by Sullivan), one to Montreal, another to England, various frankings and destinations, each described exhibition style on page, fine-v.f. (Cat No. AAMC FF-37-38) (Image)

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133

AAMC FF-37var

1931 (3 Jan) cover franked with 50c green, addressed to Victoria, B.C., flown from St. John's to Moncton, N.B., where Registry handstamp was applied, missed the connection to the West ("Received too late to Connect with Air Mail from Montreal"), via Montreal (Jan 7), New York (8 Jan), Portland (10 Jan) and finally Victoria (11 Jan), very unusual routing for a Canadian destination (Cat No. AAMC FF-37var) (Image)

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134

AAMC FF-43

1931 (June) Hilling & Hoiriis "The Liberty" flight to Denmark, three covers, one with U.S. and Danish franking, with special cachet, another with 15c Labrador, canceled Harbour Grace (June 24), both covers signed by the two aviators, last one with $1 Air Mail (uncanceled), with Danish adhesive alongside canceled in Copenhagen, minor cover faults, all three covers written-up on album pages (Cat No. AAMC FF-43) (Image)

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SOLD for $210.00
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135

AAMC FF-44

1931 (15 July) Endresz and Magyar "Justice for Hungary" flight cover endorsed "Via Air Mail Plane Justice for Hungary", with corresponding Hungarian cachet and Budapest (July 16) arrival pmk, franked with $1 Air Post, with three-line cachet applied in Hungary. Cover was refused at Harbour Grace and handed over by the crew in Budapest, where the various cachets were applied. In addition, there is specially prepared postcard from Flint, Mich, with similar green cachets applied on arrival in Hungary (the flight did leave Harbor-Grace on July 15, 1931. The non-stop flight took 26 hours and 20 minutes covering 5770 kilometers in total. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the fliers were forced to make a number of bypasses resulting in their fuel running out earlier than planned. As a consequence, they were unable to land as planned on the outskirts of Budapest where thousands were awaiting them. Instead, they were forced to touch down 25 kilometers short, in a cornfield close to Bicske in Feher County) cat. $1300 (Cat No. AAMC FF-44) (Image)

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SOLD for $350.00
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136

AAMC FF-45

1931 (16 July) two covers from Corner Brook to St. John's, one addressed to Sir R.A. Squires, Prime Minister of Newfoundland, signed "A.D. Sullivan, Pilot", fine-v.f. (Cat No. AAMC FF-45) (Image)

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SOLD for $300.00
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137

1932 (19 May) cover franked with ordinary $1.54 stamps ($1.50 Air Mail and 4c usual rate Newfoundland to North America), tied by St. John's slogan departure pmk and sent by W.J. Thistle (Postmaster at the Newfoundland North Sydney Assorting Office, Nova Scotia) to Glasgow, with London 26 May 1932 transit, handstamped "Not Called For", but nevertheless finally delivered Glasgow 2 Aug, returned to sender, with North Sydney, N.S. arrival, minor cover wrinkles, fine (Image)

SOLD for $500.00
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138

1933 (July) Seven Islands (Sept Iles) via Wabush-Katsao, two covers, one round trip from Badger's Quay (Bonavista), via Wabush Katsao to Sept-Iles (Quebec province) and back, the other from Wabush-Katsao to St. John's, each with appropriate cachets, registry handstamp and other markings, written up on exhibit page, fine-v.f. (Image)

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139

1933 (24 July) Balbo Crociera, Roessler cover paying $1.70 with regular issue franking, with violet "Italian Air Cruise New York - Roma" cachet, flown from New York to St. John's Newfoundland, with Shoal Harbor and St. John's arrival pmks on back, v.f., showing "3132" serial handstamp, unused 15c Roessler label added, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
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140

1933 (23 July) Balbo Crociera, cover paying $1.70 with attractive franking, with violet "Italian Air Cruise New York - Roma" cachet, flown from New York to St. John's Newfoundland, with Shoal Harbor and St. John's arrival pmks on back, v.f., showing "3010" serial handstamp, signed Diena, with his certificate. A rare item, less than 40 "private" covers were mailed to Newfoundland (Image)

SOLD for $1,200.00
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